+ This is a timely gospel passage today. Jesus
tells us in the gospel passage that he has come to light a fire on earth: the fire of Truth, the fire of Justice,
the fire of Compassion and Mercy, the
fire of Beauty and Goodness, the fire
of Civility and Constructive
Interrelatedness and Society.
And who is to adopt these new
and purified postures?: those, as
St. Paul tells us, who are now convinced,
in the light of the Revelation and Divine Messaging that Jesus proclaims daily,
that there is a proper and an improper
way to use the body and all its functions, most especially its power of
speech and then action of limbs. And they actually choose the right and the good way rather than its
opposite.
In our day and age, this type
of behavior – or right-living – can very well set persons at odds with one
another: spouses against each other,
parents against children, in-laws against in-laws, bosses against workers, constituents
against elected officials. But, the bottom line is that those on the higher
ground most likely will stay on that path, rather than be weighed down by
earthbound, destructive opposing forces.
Once the fires of Truth,
Justice, Compassion, Mercy, Beauty, Goodness and Civility are lit – they tend
to stay lit – because the result of Peaceful, Hopeful, Joyful living and
relatedness become contagious.
May we flame the fires of
gospel Energy and Motivation today at this Eucharist – and be a little bit lighter, brighter and usefully
smarter today – as we go forth to
announce the gospel by the way we live.
Amen.
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